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, 1887-07-20
Why h Eloped.

CINCINNATI, July l9.-Mrs. Neil G.
Kerr has created a sensation. Her hus-
band was a travelling passenger agent OF
the Queen & Crescent railroad, and they
lived together six years in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Kerr discovered her husband two
years ago corresponding with an Indiana
girl. She lost confidence in him, and
there was a GOODNESS in the family. With
in the last two or three days she has taken
revenge. She has committed the wild,
revengeful freak of going over into Ken,
lucky and marrying Hosea Duncan, OF
Mount Pleasant, Penn, a boy 20 years
old, twelve years her junior. They have
run away to Washington Territory, and
MIR. Kerr is pursuing them with a detect
i've
, 1887-07-20
A $1,000, 900 BLAZE.
The Standard Oil Company's
Works Destroyed.
Triple Murder in Oil City,
Pennsylvania
"
Terrible Railroad Accident in
Arizona.
A Town Destroyed by Fire.

JERSEY CITY, July 2O.-Fire in the
Standard oil works at Constable Hook
broke out at 1890 o'clock this p.orning.
The flames are spreading and half the
town and all the factories are threatened.
The loss will reach 81, OOO, 900.
At 8 a. m. the fire is still raging. The
barrel factory and supply house and
warehouse are entirely consumed. All
small buildings and tanks in the yard are
aire. The whole fire department is at
work. There were six heavy explosions,
but, fortunately, no lives were lost. Hun
dreds OF workmen will be thrown out of
employment. Booths lumber yard and
the Standard match factory are in danger.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Sun says the fire at Constable
Hook has spread to I. & s. Whites
sulphur factory, and when it went to
press it.looked as if the whole plant
must 90.
, 1887-07-20
Capt. Simpsons Case.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-The army
retiring board, of which Quartermaster
Gen. Halibird is president, has commend
ed the retirement OF Capt. J. f. Simpson,
Bird cavalry, who is now under treatment
at the government hospital for the insane.
Capt. Simpson is the officer who created
a scandal in Arizona a few years ago by
his conduct with a notorious woman. He
was courtmartialed and sentenced to dis
missal. President Arthur Powers dis
approved of the finding of the court and
ordered the officers restoration to duty.
He was ostracised by his brother officers
and was subsequently sent to the asylum
for treatment. He will probably be re-
leased as soon as q vacancy occurs on the
retired list.
, 1887-07-20
More Earthquakes in Mexico.

Ell PAso, July l9.-Close upon the
heels OF the news of the earthquake at
Bavispe, come details still greater of a
calamity at Bacariac, a town twenty miles
from Bavispe. 1t had before the catas-
trophe ! 200 inhabitants. When Bavispe
was destroyed Bacariac was badly shaken,
and since then the town has been visited
by a succession of shocks that reduced it
to ruins. Most of the people escaped, as
they fed to the country terror stricken on
the first disturbance.
, 1887-07-20
A LARAMIE SENSATION.
Six Prisoners Make Their Es-
cape From the Jail.
Heavily Armed, They Over
power the Guard,
And Escape to the Surrounding
Hills.
Jail Break at Laramie.

Special Dispatch to THE LEADER.
LARAMIE, Wyo., July l9.-The pris-
oners confined at the county Jail here en-
braced the opportunity offered by the
absence of Sheriff Sterling and Deputy
Breobner from the city, and made a bold
and successful dash for liberty this even
ing. After a brief struggle they over
powered the TAILOR, issued from the build
ing in a body, and disappeared in the
surrounding hills. The men now at large
are Dan Walters, murderer; Ed. Linn,
who recently killed old man Lynch at
Fort Fetterman; Lee Hall, a horse thief
Rhone, who is serving a sentence of
three years; Geo. Nickols and Barney
| Kennedy, a sneak thief and thug who
served a term in the Carbon county jail.
The party was well armed, having id their
possession plenty of ammunition, two
| shot guns a revolver and a butcher knife,
| Linn, Walters, Hall and Kennedy are
desperate characters, and will not hesitate
to commit murder in their efforts to es-
cape, while Rhone and Nickols will I'M
doubtedly show fight. The arms were
smuggled into the Jail by prisoners who
were regarded as trustworthy and al
lowed to work about the place during the
day. At present there is no prospect of
capturing the escaped criminals, though it
is hardly possible that all of them will
succeed in getting out of the country.
The Jail break created tremendous ex-
citement wherever 1t became known. 1t
is thought by parties here acquainted with
the situation of affairs at Laramie that
the prisoners must have been provided
with horses by their friends outside.
, 1887-07-20

MINNEAPoLIs, July 19.-The St An
thony elevator, triple structure, the larg-
est in the Northwest, located two miles
east of this city on the Manitoba railroad,
was totally destroyed by fire tonight, to-
gether with the contents, about 100, 600
bushels of wheat. The loss on building
and machinery will be $3.50, 900; on grain,
1926, 900. Insurance unknown. The
wheat destroyed was one-tenth of the
visible supply of the Northwest outside of
Duluth.
, 1887-07-20
Emperor Williams Generosity.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The secretary
ofstate has received through the German
minister at Washington from the emperor
Of Germany u check for 81 600 and two
handsome gold watches embellished with
the likeness and monogram of the EN-
peror, with the request that the money
be divided equally among the families
Of the FIVE members Of the life
saving crew at Dam Neck station,
Virginia, who lost their lives in attempt
ing to rescue the crew of the German
ship Elizabeth on the Sth ofJanuary last,
and that the watches be presented to
Frank Tedford and Jas. Etheridge, the
only survivors OF the life saving crew.
The money and watches have been turned
over to General Superintendent Kimball
for distribution.
, 1887-07-20
The Queen Sails for Honolulu.

SAN Francisco. July l9.-Accommo-
dations were secured this morning for
Queen Kapiolani and the remainder of
the Hawaiian royal party on board the
steamship Australia, which sailed for
Honolulu this afternoon, the queen hav
ing decided not to wait for the United
States cruiser Hassler. on which accom-.
modations were rendered her. The Aus
tralia is expected to reach Honolulu July
27. No further intelligence from the
island kingdom can reach here before
Aug. 10. unless by one of the sailing yes
sells from Honolulu, or unless one of the
government dispatch boats arrive before
that date.
, 1887-07-20
Rival SuiLors.

Brazil, Ind, July I9.-Two young
men, Ben Smith and Tom Congleton, of
Ashbero, rival suitors of Mary Furnsell,
quarrelled Yesterday, when the latter
finally stabbed the former in the abdomen
and escaped. All parties are highly con-
nected and the tragedy has created a big
, 1887-07-20

On CITY, Penn, July 20.-John Nc
Nerny, laborer, aged so, killed his wife at
midnight with an axe and MORALLY shot
his son James, aged 81. When the
police arrived he shot officer George
James in the groin and he will die. Off
GER Worden then shot McNerny in the
back, from the effects of which he will
die.
, 1887-07-20
Comfortable at Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. July 10
The weather here and at Manitou for the
past week has been exceptionally cool.
The thermometer at the government sig
nal Office has not reached go during that
time. To-day at l o'clock the thermom-
eter stood at 100.
, 1887-07-20
Self Murder.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia July l9.-Chas.
II. Comstock, of New York City, until
recently employed as bookkceper in the
Gazette Office here, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains at a farm house
ten miles northeast of this city, Finan
cial and domestic trouble was the cause.
, 1887-07-20
Heavy Storm in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July l9.-The storm of
yesterday afternoon was followed by an
other of almost equal force early this
morning. Several houses on Cumberland
street were struck by lightning and UNI
rooted. Harlem park, the most beautiful
resort within the city, this morning pre-
sents an aspect of desoiation. Unroofrd
houses are to be seen all over the western
section Of the city, and the aggregate dam
age is heavy, though individual losses are
small.
, 1887-07-20
The Colored Knights TempIar.

ST LOUIS, July 19.-The colored
Knights Templar grand commandery of
Missouri, embracing the states Of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Colorado, Kan as, Iowa,
and Wyoming Territory, met here to. day.
There are thirty .m%manderies repre-
scented.
, 1887-07-20
Base Ball Yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia 9. Pitts
burg 4.
WAsHINGToN.-Washington 9, Detroit
2. Game called on account of darkness.
BOsToN.-Boston 8; Chicago O.
New YoRK.-New York 10, ~Indianap,
oils 0.
, 1887-07-20

CHICAGO. July Acknowledging,
10000; market slow and 5 to 10 cents
lower; shipping steers, So. OO(94. 25;
stockers and feeders, 81. 100000; Texas
cattle, 81. 00(93. 30.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market strong;
natives, SO. 0O(94. IS; Western, SO. 100
3.75; Texans. So. OO(93.7 10;
The DroUerS' Journal special cablegram
from London quotes a heavy supply of
American cattle, fair and general supplies,
with values steady; best American beeves,
HOLE cents per pound.
Letter heads, bill heads, and not heads
at the Leader office.
Legal blanks at the Leader office.
, 1887-07-20

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28
SANTA CLAUS INTERVIEWED.
He Tells About His Gifts to Great Falls
and What He Means to Do.

He Tells About His Gifts to Great Falls
and What HI Means to Do.
"We are glad to see you again. said
the Tribune to Santa Claus as lie called in
this afternoon.
II am very busy today" said Santa
Claus, "but / always like to visit my
friend king Aquarius at the Giant Spring
when I come this way, and then I halt
my deer in this city to see how you are
getting on"
"You appear to have a great deal Of
freight. good Santa Claus"
81 have. Three years ago l found only
one house here, while now there are hum
dreds. The little folks were few then,
but now they are plenty" and Santa Claus
laughed merrily.
1--WE owe you a great deal, good Santa
Claus. The cataracts, the Giant spring,
the coal fields and the broad river are all
here still"
81 placed them here long. long ago."
replied Santa Claus, " but this year / have
sent you in advance a railroad with en-
gines and cars. They were too heavy for
my sleighs, but [ have something here"
and he drew forth from his sled the first
section of a bridge which widened and
widened until it crossed the Missouri.
:. There" he said, IF you make good use
of that it will be worth millions to you"
and he jumped on his sled and was off
before the Tribune could say merry
Christmas to you, Santa Claus"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28
Washington Pointers.

President Cleveland, Mr.. Gladstone,
governors Briggs of Delaware, Beaver of
Pennsylvania, Lee of Virginia and Cor
don of Georgia have been elected honor
airy members of the Hibernia society of
Philadelphia.
It has been decided that Indian lands
occupied by societies for educational and
religious purposes resume their original
status when abandoned for the purposes
named.
Randall has decided to place no OBJ
strnctions in the way Of the ways and
means committees consideration of tariff
legislation, and will submit a tariff bill
of his own.
Acting commissioner Stockslager has
confirmed the title of the Kansas Pacific
to 100000 acres of disputed land grant.
Congressman Glover will introduce a
bill to extend the provisions OF the inter-
state law to telegraph lines.
Great pressure is being brought to bear
on Republican senators to secure the re-
lection of Lamar.
President Cleveland says he sees no ne
cessity for a long session of congress.
No bills will be introduced in the house
till after the holidays.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28
Affairs in Europe.

Sunday evening at Vienna in a thea.
ter a terrible panic was caused by a false
alarm of fire. The audience rushed to
the staircases and caused a terrific crush.
Order was not restored until fully ten
minutes had elapsed.
LIE Paris states that president Carnot,
on the first Of January, will pardon all
political prisoners.
Many factories have closed in Catalo'
mia, Spain, causing depression in trade,
and rieting.
Aubertin, who shot M. Ferry, has
become a raving maniac, and his life is
despaired of.
Austria acts under the direction Ger.
many in the trouble with Russia.
The European newspapers predict wat
very soon,
The British parliament meets Febru.
ray 8.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28

at the Merchants hotel, Saint Paul on
Tuesday, January 10.
E. G. Maclay of Fort Benton and al
ways a prime ~favorite at Great Falls, is
in the city looking after his extensive
business interests here.
A. W. Kingsbury, the well-known cattle
king and owner of Kingsbury's block,
this city, arrived yesterday and will re-
main a few days.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28
BRIEFLETS.
Sporting News and Gossip.

Sporting News and Gosslp.
Jack Carkeek, the wrestler, is home
from his European trip.
Pat Killen has begun training for his
finish fight with Conley.
Evan Lewis, "The Stranger" married
Miss Hattie Thomas of Mineral Point, Wis
consin, Saturday.
1t is probable that Dempsey and Reagan
will meet in a contest under Queensbury
rules for $1,000 a side.
"Black Frank" and J. P. Downer fought
to a finish for $3.50 a side near Ashland
Saturday night. The former was given
the fight on a foul in the 18th round.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15
THE sPeEoeRS.

Jornstone paced a mile in 2:ll at Belmont
park recently
Murphy recently moved Pottery Girl a
mile in 25l! and Kenilworth q mile in 2:26j1
The fast trotting mare Belle F. won the
free for all trot at Saltwater, the best time
2191f
Weeks gave J. B. Thomas a mile in PTS at
Fleetwood recently. The first half was done
in 1851.
Mr. A. A Bonner has sold 70 J. r. LAny,
Esq, his bay mare Lyra, 2:2s5l, by Antenor,
dam Peacemaker.
Lab De Dab, a Baltimore mare, trotted an
exhibition mile over the Pimlico track TO a
road wagon on June % in 2:20.
Van Ness recently sent J. O a mile at the
Driving park IN 2:23ll and repeated in 2:20
after going the half mile in Ion.
John Madden has purchased Of Dr. S. S
Judd, Of Michigan, bay geldlng named Car
net, that has shown a mile in 2.241{
Eddie Medium trotted of a mile in 2:27sl
at Fleetwood recently. Gettysburg and Col
Stevens trotted a mile In 1881, Don Carlos,
2:S2H
Maud S was hooked 10 a sulky for the
first time last Saturday, and Murphy drove
her mile easily in 2:l5iz She can be ready
70 90 in 2:l0 in ten days.
Queen Wilkes has met with an accident,
and the match with Garnet will not come of
unless Mr. Carter consents 70 a postpone
ment Maj. Diekman Is prepared TO forfeit
the 5000
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15

old Selden says I'm bis Table Talk,
$50 preach long, loud, and dmnation is
the way to Dee cried up. Men love the
man WHO damus them, and run after him
% save them she secret has, ] fear,
been bequeaihed 20 our modern priests
the doctor. 70 IS right and proper for
them tO warn MS IN moderation. but they
90 10 beyond an reason Touch not
Taste not Handle not There is death in
the pot Ware microbes here Ware
bacilli there AL the world % hospital,
and ALI the men and women merely pa
tents there is no end 10 the host OF
specters pale which beleaguer us, SUM
moned by their spells and clothed with
double tcrrors by their alarming new
scientific titles But there should Dee some
limit 90 this perpetual cry of Wolf.
Wolf" We must all die sooner OF later,
whether with scientific advisers or without
them. and 10 would, after all. be better TO
die sooner. pursuing noble objects. per-
forming natural duties. and even enjoying
innocent pleasures, than little later,
amid p.tiful anXieties and Odi0us messes
and NEGOTIATIONS Of filth, leading the lives
of Moliere's Malade lmagna.re. 80 Per
haps we may never alas, discover the se-
CIT Of Faith Healing but az least we
can avoid Fear Killing dying by
inches Of sheer anxiety 10 live, and being
slain 40 last Boy the very dread of death
Frances Power CObbe in The Contempt
rary Review
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15
TWO QUESTIONS.

We asked the Dispatch twice how 1t
could make distinction between its
teaching the destruction OF the property
In a coupon by evasions Of law and Henry
Georges idea that the Dhpdtchs brick
building should be confscated by force.
The Dispatch gave an answer yester-
day-and such an answer
II admits the main point, that 1t does
favor destroying the taxpayers coupon
by evadlng the law
Now can the DispatA really think that
there IS any difference between its teach
ings and Georges theory,
The fact that one uses subterfuge and
the other proposes violence does not
constitute a difference morally 1t is
nothing more than difference In degree.
OF course we did not think that the
DisDatch agreed with George, but the
point is that It teaches contempt OF law
In one direction, and II confronted with
the wild theories" Of George, which 1t
denounces, the lesson OF destruction to
one sort OF property would half accom-
pllsh an excuse for another destruction.
The devices and tricks that evasion
would teach simply strike the average
mind as would comparison between
cheating with sweat cloth and robbing
on the highway.
But the Dispqtch " is inclined to think
that If 1t had time to inquire into all the
circumstances Of the Ohio case it could
draw line Of distinction between that
case and the Virginia cases 1t will not
require more than two hours to read the
record which contains all the circum-
stances, and we are informed that a copy
OF the record is now In the hands Of
Baughman Brothers to be printed. II
the Dispatoh will not get a copy we will
undertake to secure one for our neighbor,
If It will only make that same examina-
ton and catch all the circumstances.
In the meantime our esteemed friend
excerpts to the decision because "Chief
Justice Waite, speaking through Mr.
Justice Bradley" dissented from the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court in the Vir-
ginia cases. OF course the Dispatch has
right to disapproye of decision Of the
United States Supreme Court delivered
by Chief Justice Marshall in one Of his
most famous and elaborate opinions. But
whether it has this right is not the ques-
ton.
The question is, must Judge Bond be
denounced as "Usurper," and his DEGREES
pronounced null and void because he ex-
ercises an authority which that decision
Of the United States Supreme Court de-
clares it his duty to exercise, and because
his DEGREES are the same that the Supreme
Court declares in that case
That is really the question, and we in
vte the attention Of our esteemed neigh
Dor to It's consideration.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15

A small, well made engine, with all
parts adjusted, will DO more work than
larger one with parts loosely constructed
and a great dispropOrtion between the i'm
pOrtant members. So small man, com
pactly built, with symmetrical proper
lions and a well balanced organism, can
accomplish more than a larger man less
solidly made, with all parts wanting in
symmetry and shapeliness. This law Of
adaptation and harmonious adjustment Of
parts prevails throughout the greater por-
ton Of the animal kingdom.
Among The civilized portion Of the
human race 10 Is contr0yerted by social
laws that tend 10 foster inharmonious de-
yelopment The division OF labor, for IN
stance, has made il possible for man to
earn a livelihood and to maintain a foot
hold in the world by the use Of very few
muscles and faculties. Professor ID. A.
Sargent in Scribner's Magazine
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15
SAID BY JAY GOULD.

Il have fought my last fight on the street
81 think a railroad train is the finest sight
In the world.
Blooms almost invariably precede relapse
Of anything"
There are just as many men on the street
as ever there were.
1.-THE great fortunes will not be made on
the street in future.
"The most money is 10 be made in the de
yelopment Of railroads.
''Great losses on Wall street are made by
getting short on stocks or buying what one
can't pay for.
"The government ought TO exact only the
principal OF the Union Pacific's debt and
ought 10 give the company it, own time TO
pay it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15
A Girl Wife In India.

A remarkable case has just happened,
in which a Hindoo girl Of seventeen, who
was married I'm her seventh year, applied
10 British court Of justice for the resti-
tuition Of her conjugal rights ON the ground
that as she was married at an age when
she could not exercise her choice, and as
her consent was not taken before She WAS
united TO her present husband, She was
not bound 20 acknowledge her present
husband as her legal husband The court
which first tried the case decided that the
girl was justified in making the prayer
and granted her application. But this was
against Hiudoo law, and on appeal being
made o. the higher tribunal by the
husband Of the girl the order Of he
lower court was cancelled, and the cir
was ordered 20 20 10 her husband and
acknowledge him as such. but the girl is
unfolding. and has declared that she
would not obey the order Of the court The
consequence VIII be that the girl will have
To- go 90 Jail This is unique case and
first of the kind. and has succeeded In di
recfing the attention of the more intelA-
gent and right thinking of the Hindoo pop
ulation towards the evils of child marriage.
II Is hoped that systematic and deter
mined effort will now be made In order 10
put down infant marriage in India. -Jo-
g'udra Nath Bose in New Orleans Times
TiamOrrur
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-15

The President arrived at Holland
Patent on Tuesday with Mrs. Cleveland,
and modestly walked from the station up
to his sisters home, "The Weeds" The
village took in the sensation natural to
the occasion, but Mr.. Cleveland remains
rather quiet, only making a speech full of
pleasant "reminiscences.
The Jeflersonians escorted Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland to the stand to review the
procession In honor of Clinton's centen-
NAL.
We select from the Presidents speech
the most readable passage;
al read little Latin with two other
bows In the class. / think flOundered
throughsfour books of the Kneid. The
other BOYS had nice large modern editions
of Virgil, with big print and plenty Of
notes 10 help one over hard places.
Mine was little old fashioned copy
which my father used before me, with no
notes, and which was only translated by
hard knocks. believe have forgiven
those other boys for their persistent refu-
sal 20 allow me the use of their notes in
their books AT any rate, they do not
seem to have been overiaken by any dire
retribution, as one of them is now rich
and prosperous lawyer in Buffalo and
the other is a professor in your college
and orator of to-day's celebration. Strug
giles with ten lines Of Virgil which at
first made up my daily task, are amusing
as remembered now; but with them | am
also forced to remember that instead OF
being the beginning of higher education
for which honestly longed, they occur
red near the end OF my school advanta-
gcs. This suggests disappointment, which
no lapse of time can alleviate, and de-
privstion have sadly felt with every
passing year.